Wildfire

On June 23, 2022, Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance on a wildfire in Palo Pinto County burning 10 miles south of Graford, Texas. The Dempsey Fire ignited around 2:30pm under elevated fire conditions, including very high fire danger and dry to critically vegetation. The fire escaped initial attack efforts and was highly resistant to control, which prompted evacuations and road closures. All evacuations orders have been lifted and roads are open.Texas A&M Forest Service is working in unified command with Palo Pinto County. State and local firefighters from multiple jurisdictions are supporting suppression efforts.There are no reports of injuries at this time.  There was a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) in place for the area over the Dempsey Fire that has now been released [NOTAM: FDC 2/4320, https://bit.ly/39WBOwo]. Please avoid the area to provide a safe environment for firefighting

 Had 27 acre spot fire that crews quickly suppressed and put containment line around.  Containment line is completed around fire perimeter.  Continue to mop up and

Beginning in early April 2022, a planned ignition of slash piles was conducted on the Dixie National Forest. These piles were the result of a Stewardship Timber Sale (in partnership with the Mule Deer Foundation) to improve wildlife habitat, promote aspen regeneration, and reduce fuel accumulations. Crews conducted the ignition in 2-4 feet of snow when conditions were ideal to burn.  To ensure objectives of the project were met, the piles were monitored while residual fuels were consumed. Crews continued to monitor the piles throughout the months of April, May, and June, frequently and as road conditions allowed. Increased monitoring occurred during periods of sustained hot, dry, and windy weather. Fire personnel assessed the burn on June 15 and developed a plan for mop-up of residual smokes. On June 16 and 17, fire personnel conducted an extensive and thorough mop-up, including gridding the interior and perimeter of the fire, finding no heat or visible smoke.    An initial...

Highlights: The first objective of any fire operation is public and firefighter safety; this is ongoing after the fire is contained or even extinguished. In an effort to reduce the secondary damage caused by erosion the primary focus is to repair those activities that were used in containing the fire by repairing hand and dozer lines, installing water diversion, and restoring the natural contours. This activity is called suppression repair and it is the current focus on the Black Fire. Containment versus Completion: In order to achieve containment, it is necessary to utilize man made barriers, natural barriers and even previously burned areas to ensure no progression of the fire. The remaining uncontained side of the fire to the south is within a dense area of standing dead trees from the 2013 Silver Fire that is very steep and difficult to traverse. These hazardous conditions, along with adverse weather, have prevented firefighters from accessing this area to confirm any additional...

 On 7/1/2022 Texas A&M Forest Service responded to a request for assistance in Bosque County. The Harris Fire is located between Meridian and Laguna Park on Highway 22. Texas A&M Forest Service is tied in and working in unified command with the local departments. Very little precipitation has been received in this area. This, coupled with extreme heat causes the fuels to be very susceptible to fire. The fire was fast moving and burning in juniper and grass fuels with group tree torching and short runs. Many departments were on scene with brush trucks, as well as 3 forest service dozers. Air resources were ordered and the fire received water drops from Fire Boss single engine air tankers and a type one

Request for assistance from local fire department to Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) was received at approximately 4:13 pm on June 30, 2022.  The fire is located in the area of Gas Plant Road near the town of Silver, Coke County, Texas. Resources from the TAMFS San Angelo which includes engines, dozers and hand-crew module are assigned to the fire.  TAMFS Incident Commander (IC) is working in unified command with local IC.  The fire is reported to be 300 acres with active fire behavior burning in grass, juniper and mesquite.  Currently one ranch is threatened. Aerial resources have been assigned to the fire.  This includes Aerial Supervision Platform, Lead Plane, 4 Airtankers and Air Bosses.  Concerns are fire's resistance to control, extended drought, dry vegetation and high

The Raspberry Fire that was reported on June 14, 2022, at 11:51 AM in the Chiricahua Wilderness, Douglas Ranger District. fire received soaking rain throughout the night on June 18, 2022,  with more anticipated throughout the day. Along with the rain came lightning. The fire is currently under the leadership of the local Type 4 Incident Management Organization.  The team is prepared to respond to any Initial Attack (IA) needs in the area should they arise from the lightning. Acreage has been adjusted to 420 acres, but still within the same footprint.     This will be the final update unless significant events occur. For more information about the Coronado Nation Forest please follow them on Facebook or go to website at www.fs.usda.gov/coronado .  

The Archer Fire is located approximately 6 miles NW of Round Mountain, TX. The fire began on June 24th, and the Texas A&M Forest Service began unified command with locals after 7pm on the 24th. The fire is burning in rough terrain, making access with heavy equipment slow. Crews will use heavy equipment, engines, and aviation resources to construct fire containment lines until the fire reaches 100% containment.

The Crooks Fire began on April 18, 2022 about 10 miles south of the Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District near Mt. Union.  On Saturday, June 25, 2022 the fire was called 100%

The Pineland Drive Fire started June 25, 2022 approximately 6 miles northeast of Trinity, Texas. Underlying drought, critical fuel dryness, and elevated to critical fire weather combined to produce a fire environment supportive of increased fire activity. Active fire behavior and group torching have been observed.Flight detection reported the fire at 1:41 pm and multiple local fire departments and state resources, including Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) and Texas Department of Transportation, are assisting in suppression efforts. An aviation resource was ordered to assist. TAMFS is in unified command. A road closure on TX HWY 94 was put in place at 5:32PM this afternoon between Trinity and Glendale Tx. The closure has since been

 The Contreras Fire started June 11 on a remote ridge of the Baboquivari Mountain range, north of the Baboquivari Peak, 20 miles east of Sells, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. The fire, burning in highly flammable grass and brush in steep and rugged terrain, is difficult for firefighters to access. The fire is being Managed by Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Team. TODAY: This is the final daily update for the Contreras Fire. The Fire received up to two inches of rain yesterday, helping crews bring containment of the fire to 100%. Accelerated demobilization of resources is in progress. A local Bureau of Indian Affairs Type 4 Incident Management Team will assume command on Saturday, June 25, with resources sufficient to perform any mop up and suppression repair activities. A National Burned Area Emergency Response Team is in the area conducting assessments. They will provide recommendations for both short and long-term repair and/or recovery efforts if any...

On the afternoon of June 23, 2022, a wildfire (River Fire) started approximately 6 miles Northeast from the City of Burkburnett. The fire was located in heavy brush, mesquite, and sandy terrain.The Burkburnett Fire Department (BFD) were on a small 4-acre fire on the Southeast side of town, as they were toned out to a larger fire on the opposite side of the city, to what it became known as the River Fire. BFD requested assistance from surrounding fire departments to include State resources from Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS), and Federal resources from Sheppard Air Force Base. TAMFS resources arrived and worked with BFD under a unified command.  The increasing temperatures are becoming more frequent, the vegetation is drying up making it more susceptible to igniting. As the small 4-acre fire (Lonely Fire), was controlled, BFD were toned out to a third fire (Green Fire), 5 miles Southwest of town, it was controlled at 7.5 acres. Please be mindful of the high temperatures, low...

The Western Montana All Hazards Incident Management Team is transitioning out and management of ongoing operations will move to county and local resources. Continuing information can be found at on the web: carbonalert.org/incidents and on Facebook: @CarbonAlert. The information phone and email will remain active and someone will respond to inquiries as soon as they can. Friday will be the last update on Inciweb. On June 12th, 2022, Rock Creek and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone experienced a historic flood. This resulted in significant bridge and road damage in Carbon County. Numerous homes have been impacted by the flood.  FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Montana to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from June 10, 2022 and continuing.  |Carbon Alert Incident Map|         |Volunteer Forms|          |Carbon Alert Facebook|         |Carbon Alert...

The Hog Spring fire transitioned from a type 4 Incident Management Team to a type 5 fire organization on June 23, with Incident Commander Jakob Gormally. The final update for this fire was published on June 24, 2022. This page will not be updated further unless conditions

The 3,209-acre Kinsley Fire, about 60 miles northeast of Ely, Nev., is 100-percent contained.The fire, in the Antelope Range on the Elko-White Pine County line, was first reported shortly before 1 p.m., Friday, June 17. The cause is under

The fire was initially reported on the 10th of June at 4:28 PM. As of June 18th, the fire was estimated to be 3,704 acres and is burning in the Wallow Fire burn scar near Fish Creek and Forest Service Road 25B, approximately 20 miles SW of Alpine, AZ. The Fish Fire is burning mixed conifer, dead and down trees, and abundant standing snags. A dry lightning storm was occurring in the area at the time, and a lightning strike has been determined to be the cause. Fire activity is flanking and backing through heavy burn scar and grass. The fire is being managed through confine and contain strategies. A contain strategy is a wildfire response strategy of restricting a wildfire to a defined area, primarily using natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions. There may be additional suppression activities, such as burnout and line construction, in order to confine the fire to the containment boundary. Due to...

 Crew worked through the night to contain fire.  Fire acres mapped at 370 acres and 100% contained.  Will continue to monitor and patrol due to fire weather and fuels conditions continue to deteriorate due to

 The Contact Creek Fire (#151), burning 40 miles southeast of King Salmon, started on May 29, 2022. The fire continues to be monitored by National Park Service and Division of Forestry personnel as it burns in a limited management area in Katmai National Park & Preserve. The fire is burning 17 miles from the nearest native allotment. Crews wrapped a Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS) in protective structure wrap to reduce the impacts of the fire if it should it reach the weather system.Gathered from aerial observations on June 3rd, roughly 70% of the fire perimeter is inactive with creeks 6-10 feet wide halting growth of the fire. The entire north and northeast sections of the fire perimeter look to be held up by creeks of this size, and areas in the perimeter still burning are expected to hit streams of similar size within the next few

 The Snow fire was reported on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at approximately 5:30 pm. It is burning west of the Snow Creek Ranger Cabin. Fireline is complete and will continue bucket work on the heavy burning